HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): None of Afghanistan’s universities has found a place among the world’s top 1,000 universities due to a dismally low level of excellence in the scientific domain and closure of research centres.
But the Ministry of Higher... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): One employee of the Afghan Telecom Company has been killed and another wounded in a Taliban attack in western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Abdul Rauf Ahmadi told Pajhwok Afghan News the... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Thousands of people on Tuesday protested against Islamic State or Daesh militant group in western Herat province.
The protestors belonging to Shiite community said attacks on mosques and influential religious figures had... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Eight Taliban, including their shadow district chief, have been killed separately during a clash and blast in the Keshk-e-Kohna and Shindand districts of western Herat province, an official said on Tuesday.
Jilani Farhad,... read more

HEART CITY (Pajhwok): A local television channel official was beaten up by police and traffic officers in western Herat province, an official said on Sunday.
Aziz Ahmad Sadiqi, editor in chief of Taban local television channel, who was trying to... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The use of powdered tobacco snuff, which causes gum cancer, is on the rise in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.
Ghulam Ghaus, 70, a resident of the provincial capital, has been addicted to and making the... read more

HERAT (Pajhwok): Security forces on Saturday rescued an Iranian national from his kidnappers and transferred him to the Iranian diplomatic mission in western Herat province, an official said.
According to local officials, the Iranian had been... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Governor of western Herat province on Tuesday said of 76 detained kidnappers, 19 have been sentenced to death by the court.
Mohammad Asif Rahimi told reporters here the 76 abductors were detained by the National... read more